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Møller-Hansen M, Larsen AC, Wiencke AK, Terslev L, Siersma V, Andersen TT, Hansen AE, Bruunsgaard H, Haack-Sørensen M, Ekblond A, Kastrup J, Utheim TP, Heegaard S. Allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell therapy for dry eye disease in patients with Sjögren's syndrome: A randomized clinical trial. Ocul Surf 2024; 31:1-8. [PMID: 38049032 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2023.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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PURPOSE This double-blinded randomized clinical trial aimed to evaluate the efficacy of injecting allogeneic adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) into the lacrimal gland (LG) for the treatment of dry eye disease (DED) secondary to Sjögren's syndrome (SS). METHODS Fifty-four participants with severe DED secondary to SS were included and allocated to either ASCs (n = 20), vehicle (n = 20), or a non-randomized observation group (n = 14). The intervention groups received a single injection of either ASCs or an active comparator (vehicle, Cryostor® CS10) into the LG in one eye, while the observation group received lubricating eye drops only. The primary outcome measure was changes in Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) score and secondary outcome measures were non-invasive tear break-up time, tear meniscus height, Schirmer's test, and Oxford score within a 12-month follow-up. RESULTS A significant reduction in OSDI score was observed in the ASCs and vehicle groups compared to the observation group. In addition, the ASCs group demonstrated a significant increase in non-invasive tear break-up time compared to the vehicle group at the 4-week follow-up and to the observation group at the 12-month follow-up. A significant improvement in ocular surface staining, tear osmolarity, and Schirmer test score from baseline was also observed in the ASCs group; however, these changes were not significant compared to the other groups. CONCLUSION Improvement of subjective and objective signs and symptoms of DED was observed in both intervention groups following injection into the LG compared to the observation group. Future studies should investigate the mode-of-action of both injection treatments.
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- Michael Møller-Hansen
- Dept. of Ophthalmology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Dept. of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Dept. of Ophthalmology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Dept. of Ophthalmology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Dept. of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Dept. of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Dept. of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Dept. of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Dept. of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Cardiology Stem Cell Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Cardiology Stem Cell Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Dept. of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Cardiology Stem Cell Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Dept. of Ophthalmology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Dept. of Ophthalmology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Dept. of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Rasmussen MLR, Larsen AC, Subhi Y, Potapenko I. Artificial intelligence-based ChatGPT chatbot responses for patient and parent questions on vernal keratoconjunctivitis. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2023; 261:3041-3043. [PMID: 37129631 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-023-06078-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023] Open
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- Marie Louise Roed Rasmussen
- Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, Valdemar Hansens Vej 3, DK-2600, Glostrup, Denmark.
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, Valdemar Hansens Vej 3, DK-2600, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, Valdemar Hansens Vej 3, DK-2600, Glostrup, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, Valdemar Hansens Vej 3, DK-2600, Glostrup, Denmark
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Larsen AC, Møller-Hansen M, Wiencke AK, Terslev L, Torp-Pedersen S, Heegaard S. Ultrasound-Guided Transcutaneous Injection in the Lacrimal Gland: A Description of Sonoanatomy and Technique. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2023; 39:275-278. [PMID: 36944128 DOI: 10.1089/jop.2022.0156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
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Purpose: To develop a method of injecting a volume up to 50% of the lacrimal gland (LG) volume while minimizing patient discomfort and maximizing accurate drug delivery. Herein we describe a series of ultrasound (US)-guided transcutaneous injections in the LG and discuss the safety and feasibility of this technique. Methods: Ultrasonography was performed in 40 patients with aqueous deficient dry eye disease using a GE Logic E10 (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) US machine with a 6-24 MHz transducer. US was performed by 2 medical experts in ultrasonography. We recorded the injection and observed an enlargement of the LG ensuring delivery within the LG before the needle was removed. Assessment of injection-related adverse event was performed immediately after the injection. Results: The position of the injection needle within the LG was documented in all 40 patients. Injection of the stem cells and vehicle (N = 20) or solely vehicle (N = 20) led to an enlargement of the glandular structures in all cases. No serious adverse reactions related to the injections were observed. Conclusion: US-guided injection into the LG enables injection on a closed eye causing minimum patient discomfort and maximum certainty of accurate drug delivery. US can provide real-time images and may be used to safely guide the needle ensuring correct placement and injection within the gland capsule. This reduces the risk of injury to the eye and adjacent structures and makes a precise transcutaneous injection possible. Clinical Trial Registration number: NCT04615455.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, and Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Markova M, von Neumann-Cosel P, Larsen AC, Bassauer S, Görgen A, Guttormsen M, Bello Garrote FL, Berg HC, Bjørøen MM, Dahl-Jacobsen T, Eriksen TK, Gjestvang D, Isaak J, Mbabane M, Paulsen W, Pedersen LG, Pettersen NIJ, Richter A, Sahin E, Scholz P, Siem S, Tveten GM, Valsdottir VM, Wiedeking M, Zeiser F. Comprehensive Test of the Brink-Axel Hypothesis in the Energy Region of the Pygmy Dipole Resonance. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 127:182501. [PMID: 34767384 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.182501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The validity of the Brink-Axel hypothesis, which is especially important for numerous astrophysical calculations, is addressed for ^{116,120,124}Sn below the neutron separation energy by means of three independent experimental methods. The γ-ray strength functions (GSFs) extracted from primary γ-decay spectra following charged-particle reactions with the Oslo method and with the shape method demonstrate excellent agreement with those deduced from forward-angle inelastic proton scattering at relativistic beam energies. In addition, the GSFs are shown to be independent of excitation energies and spins of the initial and final states. The results provide a critical test of the generalized Brink-Axel hypothesis in heavy nuclei, demonstrating its applicability in the energy region of the pygmy dipole resonance.
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- M Markova
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, D-50937 Köln, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556-5670, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Subatomic Physics, iThemba LABS, Somerset West 7129, South Africa
- School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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Al-Bakri M, Larsen AC, Malmqvist L, Hamann S. Ipsilateral Recurrence of Optic Disc Drusen-Associated Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in a 15-Year-Old Boy. J Neuroophthalmol 2021; 41:e36-e38. [PMID: 32235222 DOI: 10.1097/wno.0000000000000941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Moug Al-Bakri
- Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark
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Møller-Hansen M, Larsen AC, Toft PB, Lynggaard CD, Schwartz C, Bruunsgaard H, Haack-Sørensen M, Ekblond A, Kastrup J, Heegaard S. Safety and feasibility of mesenchymal stem cell therapy in patients with aqueous deficient dry eye disease. Ocul Surf 2020; 19:43-52. [PMID: 33253910 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2020.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the safety and feasibility of injecting allogeneic adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) into the lacrimal gland (LG) as a treatment of aqueous deficient dry eye disease (ADDE). METHODS In this open-label, 5-visit clinical trial (baseline, treatment and weeks 1, 4 and 16) seven subjects with ADDE received one transconjunctival injection of allogeneic ASCs into the LG in one eye. The ASC product contained 22 million ASCs/ml and the injected volume was maximally 50% of the LG volume as determined on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Treatment related adverse events (AEs) were assessed at each visit (primary endpoint). Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI), tear osmolarity, tear film breakup time (TBUT), corneal staining (Oxford grade) and Schirmer's I test were assessed at each timepoint. RESULTS No AEs related to the study treatment were observed. Mean follow-up time was 126 days after treatment. The mean OSDI score decreased from 58.9 ± 20.6 at baseline to 34.1 ± 21.6 (p < 0.002). In the study eye mean tear osmolarity decreased from 312.9 ± 10.4 to 291.6 ± 10.9 mosm/l (p < 0.002), mean TBUT increased from 3.7 ± 1.5 to 7.1 ± 1.9 s (p < 0.002), mean Schirmer's I test increased from 4.6 ± 0.7 to 8.1 ± 3.1 mm/5 min (p < 0.03), while mean Oxford grade showed a trend towards a decrease from 2.4 ± 0.7 to 1.3 ± 1 (p < 0.10). CONCLUSION Our trial suggests that injection of allogeneic ASCs into the LG is a safe and feasible treatment of severe ADDE. A randomized placebo-controlled trial aimed at elucidating the therapeutic effect of allogeneic ASCs in a larger patient cohort from our research group is currently underway.
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- Michael Møller-Hansen
- Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Audiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Rigshospitalet, And Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Cardiology Stem Cell Centre, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Cardiology Stem Cell Centre, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Cardiology Stem Cell Centre, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Kibédi T, Alshahrani B, Stuchbery AE, Larsen AC, Görgen A, Siem S, Guttormsen M, Giacoppo F, Morales AI, Sahin E, Tveten GM, Garrote FLB, Campo LC, Eriksen TK, Klintefjord M, Maharramova S, Nyhus HT, Tornyi TG, Renstrøm T, Paulsen W. Radiative Width of the Hoyle State from γ-Ray Spectroscopy. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 125:182701. [PMID: 33196226 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.182701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The cascading 3.21 and 4.44 MeV electric quadrupole transitions have been observed from the Hoyle state at 7.65 MeV excitation energy in ^{12}C, excited by the ^{12}C(p,p^{'}) reaction at 10.7 MeV proton energy. From the proton-γ-γ triple coincidence data, a value of Γ_{rad}/Γ=6.2(6)×10^{-4} was obtained for the radiative branching ratio. Using our results, together with Γ_{π}^{E0}/Γ from Eriksen et al. [Phys. Rev. C 102, 024320 (2020)PRVCAN2469-998510.1103/PhysRevC.102.024320] and the currently adopted Γ_{π}(E0) values, the radiative width of the Hoyle state is determined as Γ_{rad}=5.1(6)×10^{-3} eV. This value is about 34% higher than the currently adopted value and will impact models of stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis.
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- T Kibédi
- Department of Nuclear Physics, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universitá degli Studi di Milano and INFN-Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Nuclear Research, MTA ATOMKI, Debrecen H-4026, Hungary
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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Skarsgård LS, Andersson MK, Persson M, Larsen AC, Coupland SE, Stenman G, Heegaard S. Clinical and genomic features of adult and paediatric acute leukaemias with ophthalmic manifestations. BMJ Open Ophthalmol 2019; 4:e000362. [PMID: 31673633 PMCID: PMC6797369 DOI: 10.1136/bmjophth-2019-000362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objective To describe the clinicopathological and genomic features of nine patients with primary and secondary orbital/ocular manifestations of leukaemia. Methods All orbital/ocular leukaemic specimens from 1980 to 2009 were collected from the Danish Register of Pathology. In six cases, medical records and formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded blocks were available. Three cases from the Department of Pathology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, were also included. Immunophenotypes and MYB oncoprotein expression were ascertained by immunohistochemistry. Genomic imbalances were analysed with comparative genomic hybridisation arrays and oncogene rearrangements with fluorescence in situ hybridisation. Results Four patients had B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (BCP-ALL) and five had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Two patients with BCP-ALL and one with AML had primary orbital manifestations of leukaemia. Common symptoms were proptosis, displacement of the eye, and reduced eye mobility in patients with orbital leukaemias and pain, and reduced visual acuity in patients with ocular leukaemias. All patients with primary orbital lesions were alive up to 18 years after diagnosis. All but one patient with secondary ophthalmic manifestations died of relapse/disseminated disease. ETV6 and RUNX1 were rearranged in BCP-ALL, and RUNX1 and KMT2A in AML. Genomic profiling revealed quiet genomes (0–7 aberrations/case). The MYB oncoprotein was overexpressed in the majority of cases. Conclusions Leukaemias with and without ophthalmic manifestations have similar immunophenotypes, translocations/gene fusions and copy number alterations. Awareness of the clinical spectrum of leukaemic lesions of the eye or ocular region is important to quickly establish the correct diagnosis and commence prompt treatment.
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- Lisa Stenman Skarsgård
- Department of Surgery, Ostfold Hospital Trust, Fredrikstad, Norway.,Department of Pathology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Sahlgrenska Cancer Center, Department of Pathology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Sahlgrenska Cancer Center, Department of Pathology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.,Liverpool Clinical Laboratories, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Sahlgrenska Cancer Center, Department of Pathology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Pathology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Ophthalmology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark
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Liddick SN, Spyrou A, Crider BP, Naqvi F, Larsen AC, Guttormsen M, Mumpower M, Surman R, Perdikakis G, Bleuel DL, Couture A, Crespo Campo L, Dombos AC, Lewis R, Mosby S, Nikas S, Prokop CJ, Renstrom T, Rubio B, Siem S, Quinn SJ. Publisher's Note: Experimental Neutron Capture Rate Constraint Far from Stability [Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 242502 (2016)]. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 122:129902. [PMID: 30978071 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.129902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This corrects the article DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.242502.
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Kenawy N, Kalirai H, Sacco JJ, Lake SL, Heegaard S, Larsen AC, Finger PT, Milman T, Chin K, Mosci C, Lanza F, Moulin A, Schmitt CA, Caujolle JP, Maschi C, Marinkovic M, Taktak AF, Heimann H, Damato BE, Coupland SE. Conjunctival melanoma copy number alterations and correlation with mutation status, tumor features, and clinical outcome. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 2019; 32:564-575. [PMID: 30672666 PMCID: PMC6849808 DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Relatively little is known about the genetic aberrations of conjunctival melanomas (CoM) and their correlation with clinical and histomorphological features as well as prognosis. The aim of this large collaborative multicenter study was to determine potential key biomarkers for metastatic risk and any druggable targets for high metastatic risk CoM. Using Affymetrix single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping arrays on 59 CoM, we detected frequent amplifications on chromosome (chr) 6p and deletions on 7q, and characterized mutation‐specific copy number alterations. Deletions on chr 10q11.21‐26.2, a region harboring the tumor suppressor genes, PDCD4, SUFU, NEURL1, PTEN, RASSF4, DMBT1, and C10orf90 and C10orf99, significantly correlated with metastasis (Fisher's exact, p ≤ 0.04), lymphatic invasion (Fisher's exact, p ≤ 0.02), increasing tumor thickness (Mann–Whitney, p ≤ 0.02), and BRAF mutation (Fisher's exact, p ≤ 0.05). This enhanced insight into CoM biology is a step toward identifying patients at risk of metastasis and potential therapeutic targets for systemic disease.
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- Nihal Kenawy
- Liverpool Ocular Oncology Research Group, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.,Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Liverpool Ocular Oncology Research Group, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Liverpool Ocular Oncology Research Group, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.,Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Wirral, UK
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- Liverpool Ocular Oncology Research Group, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Eye Pathology Section, Department of Pathology and Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Eye Pathology Section, Department of Pathology and Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Ocular Oncology Service, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory and Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Gonin Eye Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Ophthalmology Department, University Hospital of Nice, Nice, France
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- Ophthalmology Department, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Liverpool Ocular Oncology Research Group, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.,Department of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Liverpool Ocular Oncology Research Group, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.,Liverpool Ocular Oncology Centre, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Oxford Eye Hospital and Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Liverpool Ocular Oncology Research Group, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.,Cellular Pathology, Liverpool Clinical Laboratories, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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Larsen AC, Mikkelsen LH, Borup R, Kiss K, Toft PB, von Buchwald C, Coupland SE, Prause JU, Heegaard S. MicroRNA Expression Profile in Conjunctival Melanoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2017; 57:4205-12. [PMID: 27548891 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.16-19862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Conjunctival melanoma (CM) is a rare disease associated with considerable mortality. As opposed to cutaneous melanoma, the epigenetic mechanisms involved in the development of CM and other mucosal melanomas (MMs) are unclear. The purpose of this study was to identify tumor-specific and prognostic microRNA (miRNA) in CM and to compare the miRNA profile with that of MM. METHODS Using microarray analysis (Affymetrix) we determined the miRNA expression profile in 40 CMs compared with 7 normal conjunctival samples. Changes in miRNA expression were associated with T stage, local recurrence, metastasis, and mortality. Furthermore, the expression of six fresh frozen tissue samples of CM was compared with that of four laryngeal and sinonasal MM. RESULTS Our analysis revealed 24 upregulated and 1 downregulated miRNA in CM; several of these miRNAs have key functions in the pathogenesis and progression of cutaneous melanoma. Additionally, we identified seven upregulated miRNAs specific for stage-T1 and stage-T2 CM, whose expression was associated with increased tumor thickness (P = 0.007), and two upregulated miRNAs (miR-3687 and miR-3916) associated with an increased risk of local recurrence. No stage T3-specific miRNAs were identified. CONCLUSIONS We identified differentially expressed and potentially prognostic miRNAs in CM. Furthermore, the miRNA expression pattern of CM resembled that in MM. The identification of these differentially expressed miRNAs provides an entry point for future functional studies of miRNAs as prognostic or therapeutic targets in CM and highlights the resemblance between CM, MM, and cutaneous melanoma.
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- Ann-Cathrine Larsen
- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Microarray Center, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, and Audiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, and Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, England
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark 4Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Larsen AC. Conjunctival malignant melanoma in Denmark. Epidemiology, treatment and prognosis with special emphasis on tumorigenesis and genetic profile. Acta Ophthalmol 2016; 94:842. [PMID: 27869370 DOI: 10.1111/aos.13207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Ann-Cathrine Larsen
- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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Spyrou A, Liddick SN, Naqvi F, Crider BP, Dombos AC, Bleuel DL, Brown BA, Couture A, Crespo Campo L, Guttormsen M, Larsen AC, Lewis R, Möller P, Mosby S, Mumpower MR, Perdikakis G, Prokop CJ, Renstrøm T, Siem S, Quinn SJ, Valenta S. Strong Neutron-γ Competition above the Neutron Threshold in the Decay of ^{70}Co. Phys Rev Lett 2016; 117:142701. [PMID: 27740831 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.117.142701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The β-decay intensity of ^{70}Co was measured for the first time using the technique of total absorption spectroscopy. The large β-decay Q value [12.3(3) MeV] offers a rare opportunity to study β-decay properties in a broad energy range. Two surprising features were observed in the experimental results, namely, the large fragmentation of the β intensity at high energies, as well as the strong competition between γ rays and neutrons, up to more than 2 MeV above the neutron-separation energy. The data are compared to two theoretical calculations: the shell model and the quasiparticle random phase approximation (QRPA). Both models seem to be missing a significant strength at high excitation energies. Possible interpretations of this discrepancy are discussed. The shell model is used for a detailed nuclear structure interpretation and helps to explain the observed γ-neutron competition. The comparison to the QRPA calculations is done as a means to test a model that provides global β-decay properties for astrophysical calculations. Our work demonstrates the importance of performing detailed comparisons to experimental results, beyond the simple half-life comparisons. A realistic and robust description of the β-decay intensity is crucial for our understanding of nuclear structure as well as of r-process nucleosynthesis.
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- A Spyrou
- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550-9234, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48859, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, V Holešovičkách 2, CZ-180 00 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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Clément E, Zielińska M, Görgen A, Korten W, Péru S, Libert J, Goutte H, Hilaire S, Bastin B, Bauer C, Blazhev A, Bree N, Bruyneel B, Butler PA, Butterworth J, Delahaye P, Dijon A, Doherty DT, Ekström A, Fitzpatrick C, Fransen C, Georgiev G, Gernhäuser R, Hess H, Iwanicki J, Jenkins DG, Larsen AC, Ljungvall J, Lutter R, Marley P, Moschner K, Napiorkowski PJ, Pakarinen J, Petts A, Reiter P, Renstrøm T, Seidlitz M, Siebeck B, Siem S, Sotty C, Srebrny J, Stefanescu I, Tveten GM, Van de Walle J, Vermeulen M, Voulot D, Warr N, Wenander F, Wiens A, De Witte H, Wrzosek-Lipska K. Erratum: Spectroscopic Quadrupole Moments in ^{96,98}Sr: Evidence for Shape Coexistence in Neutron-Rich Strontium Isotopes at N=60 [Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 022701 (2016)]. Phys Rev Lett 2016; 117:099902. [PMID: 27610893 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.117.099902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This corrects the article DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.022701.
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Larsen AC, Dahl C, Dahmcke CM, Lade-Keller J, Siersma VD, Toft PB, Coupland SE, Prause JU, Guldberg P, Heegaard S. BRAF mutations in conjunctival melanoma: investigation of incidence, clinicopathological features, prognosis and paired premalignant lesions. Acta Ophthalmol 2016; 94:463-70. [PMID: 27009410 DOI: 10.1111/aos.13007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 01/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate incidence, clinicopathological features and prognosis of BRAF-mutated conjunctival melanoma in Denmark. Furthermore, to determine BRAF mutations in paired premalignant lesions and evaluate immunohistochemical BRAF V600E oncoprotein detection. METHODS Data from 139 patients with conjunctival melanoma (1960-2012) were collected. Archived conjunctival melanoma samples and premalignant lesions were analysed for BRAF mutations using droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results were associated with clinicopathological features and compared with BRAF V600E oncoprotein stainings. RESULTS The overall incidence of conjunctival melanoma (0.5 cases/1 000 000/year) increased during the study period with 0.13 cases/1 000 000/10 years. The increase comprised a higher proportion of patients aged >65 years, epibulbar tumours and tumours developed from a primary acquired melanosis with atypia. BRAF mutations were identified in 39 of 111 (35%) cases. The rate ratio of BRAF-mutated versus BRAF-wild-type melanoma did not change over time. BRAF mutations were associated with T1 stage (p = 0.007), young age (p = 0.001), male gender (p = 0.02), sun-exposed location (p = 0.01), mixed/non-pigmented tumour colour (p = 0.02) and nevus origin (p = 0.005), but did not associate with prognosis. BRAF status in conjunctival melanoma and paired premalignant lesions corresponded in 19 of 20 cases. Immunohistochemistry detected BRAF V600E mutations with a sensitivity of 0.94 and a specificity of 1.00 in newer conjunctival melanoma samples (2000-2012, n = 47). CONCLUSION The incidence of conjunctival melanoma increased in Denmark over 50 years. The proportion of BRAF-mutated conjunctival melanoma was constant. BRAF mutations were identified as early events in conjunctival melanoma, associated with a distinct clinicopathological profile, similar to BRAF-mutated cutaneous melanoma. Immunohistochemical detection of BRAF can be used to assess BRAF V600E mutations.
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- Ann-Cathrine Larsen
- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
- Department of Pathology - Rigshospitalet; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Danish Cancer Society, Research Center; Copenhagen Denmark
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- The Research Unit and Section of General Practice; Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Ophthalmology; Rigshospitalet - Glostrup Hospital; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine; Royal Liverpool University Hospital; Liverpool UK
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Danish Cancer Society, Research Center; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Pathology - Rigshospitalet; Copenhagen Denmark
- Department of Ophthalmology; Rigshospitalet - Glostrup Hospital; Copenhagen Denmark
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Liddick SN, Spyrou A, Crider BP, Naqvi F, Larsen AC, Guttormsen M, Mumpower M, Surman R, Perdikakis G, Bleuel DL, Couture A, Crespo Campo L, Dombos AC, Lewis R, Mosby S, Nikas S, Prokop CJ, Renstrom T, Rubio B, Siem S, Quinn SJ. Experimental Neutron Capture Rate Constraint Far from Stability. Phys Rev Lett 2016; 116:242502. [PMID: 27367386 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.242502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Nuclear reactions where an exotic nucleus captures a neutron are critical for a wide variety of applications, from energy production and national security, to astrophysical processes, and nucleosynthesis. Neutron capture rates are well constrained near stable isotopes where experimental data are available; however, moving far from the valley of stability, uncertainties grow by orders of magnitude. This is due to the complete lack of experimental constraints, as the direct measurement of a neutron-capture reaction on a short-lived nucleus is extremely challenging. Here, we report on the first experimental extraction of a neutron capture reaction rate on ^{69}Ni, a nucleus that is five neutrons away from the last stable isotope of Ni. The implications of this measurement on nucleosynthesis around mass 70 are discussed, and the impact of similar future measurements on the understanding of the origin of the heavy elements in the cosmos is presented.
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- S N Liddick
- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550-9234, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- IFIC, CSIC-Universidad de Valencia, 46071 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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Larsen AC. Conjunctival malignant melanoma in Denmark: epidemiology, treatment and prognosis with special emphasis on tumorigenesis and genetic profile. Acta Ophthalmol 2016; 94 Thesis 1:1-27. [PMID: 27192168 DOI: 10.1111/aos.13100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Conjunctival malignant melanoma is a rare disease associated with considerable mortality. Most published data have been based on case reports or series of referred patients. In addition, very little is known about the genetic and epigenetic profile of conjunctival melanoma and the resemblance to uveal, cutaneous and mucosal melanoma. The aim was to determine the incidence rate of conjunctival melanoma, and to relate clinicopathological features and treatment to prognosis. A further aim was to determine the prevalence of BRAF mutations in conjunctival melanoma, to determine whether BRAF mutations are early events in pathogenesis, and relate clinicopathological features and prognosis to BRAF-mutation status. Finally, we wanted to identify tumour-specific and prognostic microRNAs in conjunctival melanoma, and to compare these with the microRNA expression of other melanoma subtypes. In order to investigate these rare tumours, we studied all the conjunctival melanomas that had been surgically removed in Denmark over a period of 52 years (1960-2012). Tissue samples, clinical files, pathology reports and follow-up data were collected and re-evaluated. Using droplet digital polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry, we investigated BRAF mutations; and using microRNA expression profiling, we investigated differentially expressed microRNAs. The overall incidence of conjunctival melanoma was 0.5/1 000 000/year, and it increased in Denmark over 52 years. The increase was mainly caused by an increase in older patients (>65 years) and bulbar lesions. Clinicopathological features significantly associated with a poor prognosis were extrabulbar location, involvement of adjacent tissue structures, tumour thickness exceeding 2 mm and local tumour recurrence. Patients undergoing incisional biopsy and/or treatment involving excision without adjuvant therapy fared worse than patients treated with excision and any type of adjuvant treatment. We found that 35% (39/110) of conjunctival melanomas were BRAF-mutated, and the incidence of BRAF mutations was constant over time. BRAF-mutation status corresponded in conjunctival melanoma and paired premalignant lesions. BRAF mutations were more frequent in males, in young patients, and in tumours with a sun-exposed tumour location (bulbar conjunctiva or caruncle), with a mixed or non-pigmented colour, with absence of primary acquired melanosis, and with origin in a nevus. Immunohistochemistry was able to accurately detect BRAF V600E mutations. In univariate analysis, distant metastatic disease was associated with BRAF mutations. No prognostic associations with BRAF mutations were identified in multivariate analyses. MicroRNA expression analysis revealed 25 tumour-specific microRNAs in conjunctival melanoma. Five possibly oncogenic miRNAs (miR-20b-5p, miR-146b-5p, miR-146a-5p, miR-506-3p and miR-509-3p) were up-regulated. Seven microRNAs (miR-30d-5p, miR-138-5p, miR-146a-5p, miR-500a-5p, miR-501-3p, miR-501-5p and miR-502-3p) were significantly and simultaneously up-regulated in both stage T1 and stage T2 tumours, and were associated with increased tumour thickness. The expression of the 25 tumour-specific microRNAs did not differ significantly between conjunctival melanoma and oral or nasal mucosal melanoma. In conclusion, the incidence of conjunctival melanoma increased in the Danish population from 1960 to 2012. From our findings of a distinct pattern of BRAF mutations and differentially expressed microRNAs, it is evident that conjunctival melanoma is closely related to cutaneous and other mucosal melanomas and bears less resemblance to uveal melanomas. This means that conjunctival melanoma patients may benefit from therapies that are effective for cutaneous and mucosal melanoma. Additionally, the identification of several up-regulated microRNAs may prove to be useful as prognostic or therapeutic targets in conjunctival melanoma.
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- Ann-Cathrine Larsen
- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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Mikkelsen LH, Larsen AC, von Buchwald C, Drzewiecki KT, Prause JU, Heegaard S. Mucosal malignant melanoma - a clinical, oncological, pathological and genetic survey. APMIS 2016; 124:475-86. [DOI: 10.1111/apm.12529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Lauge H. Mikkelsen
- Department of Pathology; Rigshospitalet; Copenhagen Denmark
- Department of Ophthalmology; Rigshospitalet-Glostrup; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Pathology; Rigshospitalet; Copenhagen Denmark
- Department of Ophthalmology; Rigshospitalet-Glostrup; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, and Audiology; Rigshospitalet; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Pathology; Rigshospitalet; Copenhagen Denmark
- Department of Ophthalmology; Rigshospitalet-Glostrup; Copenhagen Denmark
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Clément E, Zielińska M, Görgen A, Korten W, Péru S, Libert J, Goutte H, Hilaire S, Bastin B, Bauer C, Blazhev A, Bree N, Bruyneel B, Butler PA, Butterworth J, Delahaye P, Dijon A, Doherty DT, Ekström A, Fitzpatrick C, Fransen C, Georgiev G, Gernhäuser R, Hess H, Iwanicki J, Jenkins DG, Larsen AC, Ljungvall J, Lutter R, Marley P, Moschner K, Napiorkowski PJ, Pakarinen J, Petts A, Reiter P, Renstrøm T, Seidlitz M, Siebeck B, Siem S, Sotty C, Srebrny J, Stefanescu I, Tveten GM, Van de Walle J, Vermeulen M, Voulot D, Warr N, Wenander F, Wiens A, De Witte H, Wrzosek-Lipska K. Spectroscopic Quadrupole Moments in {96,98}Sr: Evidence for Shape Coexistence in Neutron-Rich Strontium Isotopes at N=60. Phys Rev Lett 2016; 116:022701. [PMID: 26824536 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.022701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Neutron-rich {96,98}Sr isotopes have been investigated by safe Coulomb excitation of radioactive beams at the REX-ISOLDE facility. Reduced transition probabilities and spectroscopic quadrupole moments have been extracted from the differential Coulomb excitation cross sections. These results allow, for the first time, the drawing of definite conclusions about the shape coexistence of highly deformed prolate and spherical configurations. In particular, a very small mixing between the coexisting states is observed, contrary to other mass regions where strong mixing is present. Experimental results have been compared to beyond-mean-field calculations using the Gogny D1S interaction in a five-dimensional collective Hamiltonian formalism, which reproduce the shape change at N=60.
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- E Clément
- GANIL, CEA/DSM-CNRS/IN2P3, F-14076 Caen Cedex 05, France
- PH Department, CERN 1211, Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- CEA Saclay, IRFU, SPhN, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Heavy Ion Laboratory, University of Warsaw, PL-02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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- CEA Saclay, IRFU, SPhN, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France
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- CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France
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- CEA Saclay, IRFU, SPhN, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France
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- GANIL, CEA/DSM-CNRS/IN2P3, F-14076 Caen Cedex 05, France
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-50937 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, University of Cologne, D-50397 Cologne, Germany
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- Instituut voor Kern-en Stralingsfysica, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, University of Cologne, D-50397 Cologne, Germany
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- Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of York, YO10 5DD York, United Kingdom
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- GANIL, CEA/DSM-CNRS/IN2P3, F-14076 Caen Cedex 05, France
- PH Department, CERN 1211, Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- GANIL, CEA/DSM-CNRS/IN2P3, F-14076 Caen Cedex 05, France
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- CEA Saclay, IRFU, SPhN, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Physics Department, University of Lund, Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, University of Manchester, M13 9PL Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, University of Cologne, D-50397 Cologne, Germany
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- CSNSM, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Fakultät für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, D-85740 Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, University of Cologne, D-50397 Cologne, Germany
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- Heavy Ion Laboratory, University of Warsaw, PL-02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Physics, University of York, YO10 5DD York, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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- CSNSM, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Fakultät für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, D-85740 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of York, YO10 5DD York, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, University of Cologne, D-50397 Cologne, Germany
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- Heavy Ion Laboratory, University of Warsaw, PL-02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- PH Department, CERN 1211, Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, University of Cologne, D-50397 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, University of Cologne, D-50397 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, University of Cologne, D-50397 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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- CSNSM, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Heavy Ion Laboratory, University of Warsaw, PL-02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Instituut voor Kern-en Stralingsfysica, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- PH Department, CERN 1211, Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of York, YO10 5DD York, United Kingdom
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- PH Department, CERN 1211, Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, University of Cologne, D-50397 Cologne, Germany
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- PH Department, CERN 1211, Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, University of Cologne, D-50397 Cologne, Germany
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- Instituut voor Kern-en Stralingsfysica, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Heavy Ion Laboratory, University of Warsaw, PL-02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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Guttormsen M, Larsen AC, Görgen A, Renstrøm T, Siem S, Tornyi TG, Tveten GM. Validity of the Generalized Brink-Axel Hypothesis in (238)Np. Phys Rev Lett 2016; 116:012502. [PMID: 26799014 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.012502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We analyze primary γ-ray spectra of the odd-odd (238)Np nucleus extracted from (237)Np(d,pγ)(238)Np coincidence data measured at the Oslo Cyclotron Laboratory. The primary γ spectra cover an excitation-energy region of 0≤E(I)≤5.4 MeV, and allow us to perform a detailed study of the γ-ray strength as a function of excitation energy. Hence, we can test the validity of the generalized Brink-Axel hypothesis, which, in its strictest form, claims no excitation-energy dependence on the γ strength. In this work, using the available high-quality (238)Np data, we show that the γ-ray strength function is to a very large extent independent of the initial and final states. Thus, for the first time, the generalized Brink-Axel hypothesis is experimentally verified for γ transitions between states in the quasicontinuum region, not only for specific collective resonances, but also for the full strength below the neutron separation energy. Based on our findings, the necessary criteria for the generalized Brink-Axel hypothesis to be fulfilled are outlined.
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- M Guttormsen
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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Larsen AC, Dahmcke CM, Dahl C, Siersma VD, Toft PB, Coupland SE, Prause JU, Guldberg P, Heegaard S. A Retrospective Review of Conjunctival Melanoma Presentation, Treatment, and Outcome and an Investigation of Features Associated WithBRAFMutations. JAMA Ophthalmol 2015; 133:1295-303. [DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.3200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Ann-Cathrine Larsen
- Eye Pathology Institute, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research Center, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research Unit, Section of General Practice, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, England
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- Eye Pathology Institute, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research Center, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Eye Pathology Institute, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark4Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Larsen AC, Brøndum Frøkjaer J, Wishwanath Iyer V, Vincents Fisker R, Sall M, Yilmaz MK, Kuno Møller B, Kristensen SR, Thorlacius-Ussing O. Venous thrombosis in pancreaticobiliary tract cancer: outcome and prognostic factors. J Thromb Haemost 2015; 13:555-62. [PMID: 25594256 DOI: 10.1111/jth.12843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The differences in outcome among cancer patients with incidental vs. symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) are unknown. In this study, patients with extrahepatic pancreaticobiliary tract cancer (PBC) were selected for a prospective cohort study between February 2008 and February 2011. METHODS At the time of cancer diagnosis, all patients were examined for deep vein thrombosis with bilateral compression ultrasonography (biCUS). Computed tomography pulmonary angiography was also performed to diagnose pulmonary embolisms. After inclusion, the patients were followed up with clinical examinations, blood collections, and biCUS. RESULTS A total of 121 PBC patients were enrolled. At the time of cancer diagnosis, 15 patients had experienced a VTE (12.4%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 7.1-19.6), including six symptomatic and nine incidental cases. A total of 25 first-time VTE events were identified (20.7%; 95% CI 13.8-29.0). Patients with a VTE had reduced survival, with a median overall survival (OS) of 4.4 months (95% CI 2.2-11.5). The median OS of the patients with incidental VTE was 3.0 months (95% CI 0.1-15.0), which was not different from the median OS of the patients with symptomatic VTE (5.0 months; 95% CI 2.1-14.5). The median OS was 11.9 months (95% CI 8.1-14.7) in the PBC patients with no VTEs. CONCLUSION The occurrence of a VTE event in a PBC patient within the first months of the disease is associated with significantly increased mortality.
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- A C Larsen
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark; Clinical Cancer Research Center, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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A strong enhancement at low γ-ray energies has recently been discovered in the γ-ray strength function of ^{56,57}Fe. In this work, we have for the first time obtained theoretical γ decay spectra for states up to ≈8 MeV in excitation for ^{56,57}Fe. We find large B(M1) values for low γ-ray energies that provide an explanation for the experimental observations. The role of mixed E2 transitions for the low-energy enhancement is addressed theoretically for the first time, and it is found that they contribute a rather small fraction. Our calculations clearly show that the high-ℓ(=f) diagonal terms are most important for the strong low-energy M1 transitions. As such types of 0ℏω transitions are expected for all nuclei, our results indicate that a low-energy M1 enhancement should be present throughout the nuclear chart. This could have far-reaching consequences for our understanding of the M1 strength function at high excitation energies, with profound implications for astrophysical reaction rates.
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1321, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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Spyrou A, Liddick SN, Larsen AC, Guttormsen M, Cooper K, Dombos AC, Morrissey DJ, Naqvi F, Perdikakis G, Quinn SJ, Renstrøm T, Rodriguez JA, Simon A, Sumithrarachchi CS, Zegers RGT. Novel technique for constraining r-process (n, γ) reaction rates. Phys Rev Lett 2014; 113:232502. [PMID: 25526121 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.113.232502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A novel technique has been developed, which will open exciting new opportunities for studying the very neutron-rich nuclei involved in the r process. As a proof of principle, the γ spectra from the β decay of ^{76}Ga have been measured with the SuN detector at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory. The nuclear level density and γ-ray strength function are extracted and used as input to Hauser-Feshbach calculations. The present technique is shown to strongly constrain the ^{75}Ge(n,γ)^{76}Ge cross section and reaction rate.
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA and Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA and Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA and Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA and Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA and Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA and Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA and Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, 48859, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA and Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA and Department of Physics & Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA and Department of Physics and The Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA and Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA and Department of Physics & Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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Larsen AC, Holst L, Kaczkowski B, Andersen MT, Manfé V, Siersma VD, Kolko M, Kiilgaard JF, Winther O, Prause JU, Gniadecki R, Heegaard S. MicroRNA expression analysis and Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification in metastatic and non-metastatic uveal melanoma. Acta Ophthalmol 2014; 92:541-9. [PMID: 24373459 DOI: 10.1111/aos.12322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2013] [Accepted: 10/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the association of microRNA expression and chromosomal changes with metastasis and survival in uveal melanoma (UM). METHODS Thirty-six patients with UM were selected based on the metastatic status, and clinicopathological data were collected. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) was used to identify chromosomal changes. Chromosomal changes and clinicopathological data were correlated with survival and metastasis. The microRNA expression was analysed in 26 of the 36 archived UM samples. Unsupervised analysis, differential expression analysis and Cox regression analysis were performed to determine the association with metastasis and survival. RESULTS Metastasis and metastatic death occurred in 20 patients, two patients died of other causes and one patient of unknown causes. A significant association between increasing size category (p = 0.002, log-rank), extraocular extension (p = 0.001), chromosome 3 loss (p = 0.033) and 1p loss (p = 0.030) and development of metastases was observed. Tumour, node, metastasis (TNM) staging showed a significant association with survival (p < 0.0001, log-rank). Adjusting for gender and age TNM size category T4 (p = 0.016, Cox regression analysis), mixed (p = 0.029) and epithelioid (p = 0.0058) cell types, chromosome 3 loss (p = 0.014) and 8q gain (p = 0.010) were significant prognosticators for a poor survival. Hierarchical clustering divided the UM into three groups based on microRNA expression. The clusters showed no association with clinical or histopathological features, TNM staging, metastasis or survival. Differential expression analysis did not reveal microRNAs related to metastasis or survival. CONCLUSIONS The prognostic significance of chromosome 3 loss and 8q gain identified by MLPA analysis was confirmed in archived UM samples. The value of microRNA expression as a predictor of metastasis and survival in UM could not be confirmed.
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- Department of Dermatology; Bispebjerg Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Biology; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Genetics; Copenhagen University Hospital; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology; Bispebjerg Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- The Research Unit and Section of General Practice; Institute of Public Health; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
- Department of Ophthalmology; Glostrup Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Ophthalmology; Glostrup Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Biology; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
- DTU Informatics; Technical University of Denmark; Lyngby Denmark
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- Eye Pathology Institute; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology; Bispebjerg Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Eye Pathology Institute; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
- Department of Ophthalmology; Glostrup Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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Bree N, Wrzosek-Lipska K, Petts A, Andreyev A, Bastin B, Bender M, Blazhev A, Bruyneel B, Butler PA, Butterworth J, Carpenter MP, Cederkäll J, Clément E, Cocolios TE, Deacon A, Diriken J, Ekström A, Fitzpatrick C, Fraile LM, Fransen C, Freeman SJ, Gaffney LP, García-Ramos JE, Geibel K, Gernhäuser R, Grahn T, Guttormsen M, Hadinia B, Hadyńska-Kle K K, Hass M, Heenen PH, Herzberg RD, Hess H, Heyde K, Huyse M, Ivanov O, Jenkins DG, Julin R, Kesteloot N, Kröll T, Krücken R, Larsen AC, Lutter R, Marley P, Napiorkowski PJ, Orlandi R, Page RD, Pakarinen J, Patronis N, Peura PJ, Piselli E, Rahkila P, Rapisarda E, Reiter P, Robinson AP, Scheck M, Siem S, Singh Chakkal K, Smith JF, Srebrny J, Stefanescu I, Tveten GM, Van Duppen P, Van de Walle J, Voulot D, Warr N, Wenander F, Wiens A, Wood JL, Zielińska M. Shape coexistence in the neutron-deficient even-even (182-188)Hg isotopes studied via coulomb excitation. Phys Rev Lett 2014; 112:162701. [PMID: 24815644 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.112.162701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Coulomb-excitation experiments to study electromagnetic properties of radioactive even-even Hg isotopes were performed with 2.85 MeV/nucleon mercury beams from REX-ISOLDE. Magnitudes and relative signs of the reduced E2 matrix elements that couple the ground state and low-lying excited states in Hg182-188 were extracted. Information on the deformation of the ground and the first excited 0+ states was deduced using the quadrupole sum rules approach. Results show that the ground state is slightly deformed and of oblate nature, while a larger deformation for the excited 0+ state was noted in Hg182,184. The results are compared to beyond mean field and interacting-boson based models and interpreted within a two-state mixing model. Partial agreement with the model calculations was obtained. The presence of two different structures in the light even-mass mercury isotopes that coexist at low excitation energy is firmly established.
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- KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium and Heavy Ion Laboratory, University of Warsaw, PL-02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
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- KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium and Department of Physics, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium and GANIL CEA/DSM-CNRS/IN2P3, Boulevard H. Becquerel, F-14076 Caen, France
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- Université Bordeaux, Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, UMR5797, F-33175 Gradignan, France and CNRS/IN2P3, Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, UMR5797, F-33175 Gradignan, France
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, 50937 Köln, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, 50937 Köln, Germany
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- Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Physics Department, University of Lund, Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden and ISOLDE, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- GANIL CEA/DSM-CNRS/IN2P3, Boulevard H. Becquerel, F-14076 Caen, France and ISOLDE, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium and ISOLDE, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland and School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium and Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK CEN, B-2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Physics Department, University of Lund, Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- ISOLDE, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland and Grupo de Física Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrit, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, 50937 Köln, Germany
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium and Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, 50937 Köln, Germany
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- Physics Department E12, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland and Helsinki Institute of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- School of Engineering, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom and Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Heavy Ion Laboratory, University of Warsaw, PL-02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Particle Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Physique Nucléaire Théorique, Université Libre de Bruxelles, B-1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, 50937 Köln, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ghent University, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium and Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK CEN, B-2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Physics Department E12, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, Ludwig Maximilian Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Heavy Ion Laboratory, University of Warsaw, PL-02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium and School of Engineering, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
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- Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland and Helsinki Institute of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium and Department of Physics, The University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- ISOLDE, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- ISOLDE, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, 50937 Köln, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom and School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom and School of Engineering, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom and SUPA, Scottisch Universities Physics Alliance, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Particle Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- School of Engineering, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
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- Heavy Ion Laboratory, University of Warsaw, PL-02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium and Physics Department E12, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- ISOLDE, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, 50937 Köln, Germany
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- ISOLDE, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, 50937 Köln, Germany
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- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0430, USA
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- Heavy Ion Laboratory, University of Warsaw, PL-02-093 Warsaw, Poland and IRFU/SPhN, CEA Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Larsen AC, Dabrowski T, Frøkjær JB, Fisker RV, Iyer VV, Møller BK, Kristensen SR, Thorlacius-Ussing O. Prevalence of venous thromboembolism at diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal cancer. Br J Surg 2014; 101:246-53. [PMID: 24446107 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancer increases morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of VTE at diagnosis of upper GI cancer. METHODS Patients admitted between February 2008 and February 2011 with upper GI cancer (pancreatic, extrahepatic biliary, lower oesophageal, gastro-oesophageal junction or gastric cancer) were investigated in a cross-sectional cohort study. At cancer diagnosis, all patients were examined for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) by means of bilateral compression ultrasonography. From February 2009 and onwards, computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) was also performed for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE). RESULTS Some 250 patients had ultrasonography; CTPA was performed in 143 patients on admission. DVT was detected in 13 (5·2 per cent) of the 250 patients, eight (3·2 per cent) of whom were asymptomatic. DVT was correlated with tumour location in the pancreaticobiliary tract (odds ratio (OR) 6·27, 95 per cent confidence interval 1·18 to 33·38; P = 0·031) and tumour stage IV (OR 19·34, 2·33 to 160·70; P = 0·006). PE was detected in 11 (7·7 per cent) of 143 patients, eight (5·6 per cent) of whom were asymptomatic. PE embolism was also significantly more common in patients with pancreaticobiliary tract cancer (OR 7·81, 1·28 to 47·62; P = 0·026) and in those with stage IV disease (OR 17·19, 1·83 to 161·50; P = 0·013). CONCLUSION The prevalence of VTE at cancer diagnosis was significantly higher in patients with pancreaticobiliary tract cancer than in those with other forms of upper GI cancer, and in patients with advanced cancer stage.
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- A C Larsen
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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Larsen AC, Blasi N, Bracco A, Camera F, Eriksen TK, Görgen A, Guttormsen M, Hagen TW, Leoni S, Million B, Nyhus HT, Renstrøm T, Rose SJ, Ruud IE, Siem S, Tornyi T, Tveten GM, Voinov AV, Wiedeking M. Evidence for the dipole nature of the low-energy γ enhancement in 56Fe. Phys Rev Lett 2013; 111:242504. [PMID: 24483649 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.111.242504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The γ-ray strength function of 56Fe has been measured from proton-γ coincidences for excitation energies up to ≈11 MeV. The low-energy enhancement in the γ-ray strength function, which was first discovered in the (3He,αγ)56Fe reaction, is confirmed with the (p,p'γ)56Fe experiment reported here. Angular distributions of the γ rays give for the first time evidence that the enhancement is dominated by dipole transitions.
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- A C Larsen
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- INFN, Sezione di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy and Dipartimento di Fisica, University of Milano, I-20122 Milano, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy and Dipartimento di Fisica, University of Milano, I-20122 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- INFN, Sezione di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy and Dipartimento di Fisica, University of Milano, I-20122 Milano, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway and Institute of Nuclear Research, MTA ATOMKI, H-4026 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
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- iThemba LABS, Post Office Box 722, 7129 Somerset West, South Africa
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Schwengner R, Frauendorf S, Larsen AC. Low-energy enhancement of magnetic dipole radiation. Phys Rev Lett 2013; 111:232504. [PMID: 24476264 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.111.232504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2013] [Revised: 10/29/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Magnetic dipole strength functions are deduced from averages of a large number of M1 transition strengths calculated within the shell model for the nuclides 90Zr, 94Mo, 95Mo, and 96Mo. An enhancement of M1 strength toward low transition energy is found for all nuclides considered. Large M1 strengths appear for transitions between close-lying states with configurations including proton as well as neutron high-j orbits that recouple their spins and add up their magnetic moments coherently. The M1 strength function deduced from the calculated M1 transition strengths is compatible with the low-energy enhancement found in (3He, 3He') and (d, p) experiments. The Letter presents an explanation of the experimental findings.
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- R Schwengner
- Institute of Radiation Physics, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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Guttormsen M, Bernstein LA, Bürger A, Görgen A, Gunsing F, Hagen TW, Larsen AC, Renstrøm T, Siem S, Wiedeking M, Wilson JN. Observation of large scissors resonance strength in actinides. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 109:162503. [PMID: 23215072 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.109.162503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The orbital M1 scissors resonance has been measured for the first time in the quasicontinuum of actinides. Particle-γ coincidences are recorded with deuteron and (3)He-induced reactions on (232)Th. The residual nuclei (231,232,233)Th and (232,233) Pa show an unexpectedly strong integrated strength of B(M1)=11-15μ(n)(2) in the E(γ)=1.0-3.5 MeV region. The increased γ-decay probability in actinides due to scissors resonance is important for cross-section calculations for future fuel cycles of fast nuclear reactors and may also have an impact on stellar nucleosynthesis.
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- M Guttormsen
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway.
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Agvaanluvsan U, Larsen AC, Chankova R, Guttormsen M, Mitchell GE, Schiller A, Siem S, Voinov A. Enhanced radiative strength in the quasicontinuum of 117Sn. Phys Rev Lett 2009; 102:162504. [PMID: 19518705 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.102.162504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2008] [Revised: 11/10/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The radiative strength function of 117Sn has been measured up to the neutron separation energy using the (3He, 3He' gamma) reaction. An increase in the slope of the strength function around E gamma=4.5 MeV indicates the onset of a resonancelike structure, giving a significant enhancement of the radiative strength function compared to standard models in the energy region 4.5<or=E gamma<or=8.0 MeV. For the first time, the functional form of this resonancelike structure has been measured in an odd tin nucleus below neutron threshold in the quasicontinuum region.
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Hurst AM, Butler PA, Jenkins DG, Delahaye P, Wenander F, Ames F, Barton CJ, Behrens T, Bürger A, Cederkäll J, Clément E, Czosnyka T, Davinson T, de Angelis G, Eberth J, Ekström A, Franchoo S, Georgiev G, Görgen A, Herzberg RD, Huyse M, Ivanov O, Iwanicki J, Jones GD, Kent P, Köster U, Kröll T, Krücken R, Larsen AC, Nespolo M, Pantea M, Paul ES, Petri M, Scheit H, Sieber T, Siem S, Smith JF, Steer A, Stefanescu I, Syed NUH, Van de Walle J, Van Duppen P, Wadsworth R, Warr N, Weisshaar D, Zielińska M. Measurement of the sign of the spectroscopic quadrupole moment for the 2(1)+ state in 70Se: no evidence for oblate shape. Phys Rev Lett 2007; 98:072501. [PMID: 17359019 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.98.072501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2006] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Using a method whereby molecular and atomic ions are independently selected, an isobarically pure beam of 70Se ions was postaccelerated to an energy of 206 MeV using REX-ISOLDE. Coulomb-excitation yields for states in the beam and target nuclei were deduced by recording deexcitation gamma rays in the highly segmented MINIBALL gamma-ray spectrometer in coincidence with scattered particles in a silicon detector. At these energies, the Coulomb-excitation yield for the first 2+ state is expected to be strongly sensitive to the sign of the spectroscopic quadrupole moment through the nuclear reorientation effect. Experimental evidence is presented here for a prolate shape for the first 2+ state in 70Se, reopening the question over whether there are, as reported earlier, deformed oblate shapes near to the ground state in the light selenium isotopes.
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- A M Hurst
- Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
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